We've noted many times how those costly electric cars (even after factoring in taxpayer subsidies for manufacturers, sellers and buyers) are hugely reliant on cheap fossil fuel. How else do you think they get the electricity they run on? Windmills?

And this cartoon pretty much sums up the absurdity of that predicament:

But there are other inconvenient facts associated with these allegedly "green" alternative fuel vehicles.

Take for example the high-end Tesla. We report from Jolie O'Dell's blog at VentureBeat.com:

If you own a Tesla and want to turn your shiniest toy into a useless brick, all you have to do is park it.

As soon as the battery is fully discharged, you have a useless, albeit pricey, hunk of metal on your hands, and Tesla will charge you $40,000 to get it up and running again — almost as much as the full cost of a new Tesla Model S.

Oops, as we tend to say here on matters inspired by global warming alarmism - and you can track the mania over electric vehicles directly back to those roots.

And this rather labored explanation: "Electric vehicles should be plugged in and charging when not in use for maximum performance. All batteries are subject to damage if the charge is kept at zero for long periods of time. However, Tesla avoids this problem in virtually all instances with numerous counter-measures. Tesla batteries can remain unplugged for weeks (even months), without reaching zero state of charge."

Of course, that doesn't change the fact that when a Tesla zeroes out, it's toast. Forty grand will fix you right up again - but it would be more if no one was subsidizing the experience.

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